jpdb beta

plosive sound

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storm; windstorm; gale

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spray; splash

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to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

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win; victory

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defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

2

(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

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water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema

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instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye

4

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

3

nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable

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praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause

2

one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing

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to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?

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I; me

2

hindsight-based opinion

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direct hit

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instant death

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boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

2

like that; so

2

common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open

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directly opposite; right in front

2

fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

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spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

2

to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself

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means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

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objection; dissent; protest

2

to declare; to plead

2

self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

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but; however; provided that

2

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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lethality; killing effectiveness

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nice; likeable; desirable

2

scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding

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difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

2

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

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to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

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confident; assured; self-assured; bullish

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unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still

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to defeat

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earnest; single-minded

2

to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)

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to be allowed to practice with a partner of higher skill (esp. in sumo)

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

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puddle; pool of water

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rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

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